Record ID: BERK-A70B18
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval uniface lead alloy token. The token has two raised back-to-back 'C's on the obverse with a line between, a design that could represent a degraded lis; Powell type 4. The reverse is plain. Leaden tokens were used for a variety of purposes. These ranged from small change, to checks and tallies for services rendered such as hop picking. They were in use from the Medieval period into late Post-Medieval. A number of designs exist that were probably produced in London and circulated widely around the production hub, but since lead is so easy to fabricate by far the major…
Created on: Sunday 19th October 2008
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2013Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-A6A631
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval bi-face lead alloy token. The token is decorated with a raised central cross on one side with inverted 'V's'in each angle, Powell type 14. The design on the reverse is illegible. Leaden tokens were used for a variety of purposes. These ranged from small change, to checks and tallies for services rendered such as hop picking. They were in use from the Medieval period into late Post-Medieval. A number of designs exist that were probably produced in London and circulated widely around the production hub, but since lead is so easy to fabricate by far the majority were m…
Created on: Sunday 19th October 2008
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2013Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-A64201
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post medieval copper alloy mount. The mount is triangular with a curved edge decorated with a curved grooved border along the edge. The reverse is hollow. It has two spikes on the reverse which are now bent. Circa 17th C. Dimensions: length 20.69mm; width 11.23mm; thickness 7.61mm; weight 2.59g
Created on: Saturday 18th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2013Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-A62DD7
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy lozenge-shaped stud or tack. The stud has a central flower formed from pellets and trilobe terminals at each external angle. The reverse is plain and the single attachment spike is missing. A similar example is illustrated in Read; Metal Artefacts of Antiquity Vol 1 (2001) p32 No. 249 which he assigns a 15th early 16th date. Dimensions: Length 24.5mm; weight 2.78g
Created on: Saturday 18th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2013Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-A60993
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead token. The token is decorated with seven radiating lines running across the face of the token on one side, possibly representing a wheel, and a smaller four-armed cross within a circle on the reverse.
Dimensions: diameter 20.1mm; weight 8.14g
Created on: Saturday 18th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-A5DBB3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. The strap end has a decorative moulding with grooves. It has two rivet holes with iron corrosion and the remains of iron rivets. The reverse is plain. Circa 1066-1700 AD. Dimensions: Length 33.40mm; width 24.14mm; thickness 6.69mm; weight 17.6g
Created on: Saturday 18th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2013Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-A5C3A3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval cast copper alloy lozengiform mount with single central spike for attachment on the reverse. The front is decorated with a foliate design of four leaves at right angles to each other around a central pellet.
Dimensions: length 27.46mm; width 19.35mm; weight 4.0g
Created on: Saturday 18th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.